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Unfortunately they were all plastic from Amazon. If it's **** then it's going back. :thumb:

Thanks all, good to get opinions on these. Opted for https://www.amazon.co.uk/O-M-A-C-Tappatrice-Ornella-110-O-M-A-C-Tappatrice/dp/B00FF8NFI6 in the end as there didn't seen much between them and this is fulfilled by Amazon so easier to return if it is ****.

After another night of frustrating bottling I need to invest in a bench capper. My two-lever capper is about 25 years old and it takes about 6 attempts to cap each bottle. I have some Amazon vouchers to use so going to treat myself. There are a few bench capper but with either mixed reviews...

OK, brew complete but with somewhat mixed results. The brew used 4.65Kg of Maris Otter and aiming for a batch size of 20L. The mash tun was great. Held the mash temperature fine and no issues with draining through my stainless tubing manifold/bazooka. This was made from a length of tubing from...

Thanks for all the replies. It's as much a test for the mash tun as it is for me. Got my BIAB volumes spot on after the first couple of brews so sure that this will come together pretty quickly.

Going to do a pale ale hopped with Nelson Salvin. Probably use 100% Maris Otter but may chuck a handful of torrified wheat in. Yeast will be a sachet of S33 unless my geterbrewed order arrives in which case I'll use S-05.

Many thanks. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

So I wouldn't drain the mash tun of wort when the mash finished? Instead I'd add the 8.7L, stir and then wait 15/20 minutes and then run the wort off. Once drained I'd then add another 13.6L, stir, wait 15/20 mins and the run off again?

Tomorrow I plan on christening my newly built mash tun. For the last year I've BIAB'd and had some excellent beers. I'm a bit unsure on the volumes of water to sparge with. I'll be aiming for 20l in the FV and will be using 4.65kg of grain. Aiming for a mash temperature of about 68 degrees...

I brewed this one too a few weeks back. Tried the first bottle after about 12 days conditioning and really impressed by it. Not the hop overload I was expecting but a very smooth, fruity beer.

Having sourced grain at very a reasonable price from a local brewery and the fact that the wife likes my beer so much it was time to brew again. This was my first recipe that wasn't copied from a book or forum and really just using up some left over small quantities of grain and hops I had in...

Earlier this year I was given a copy of Euan Ferguson's Craft Brew book. I'd already made the Hidden Agenda and Dale's Pale Ale both of which were really nice so tried the Brewfirst Caterpillar ale yesterday. Note that I haven't tried any of these beers off the shelf before - I just liked the...

Hi mak, There is a monthly meet in Leek I believe but not been to it. Just happy brewing and drinking it at the moment. Maybe in the future when I've made something fantastic I might venture along.

Using my trusty BIAB setup I started AG#8 on Saturday morning. Didn't know what hops I was going to use when I started so this was made up on the go. Brought 26 litres of water to 70 degrees in the boiler and then added 5kg of Maris Otter. Mashed for 60 minutes at 66 degrees. Squeezed bag and...

Has anyone tried making the Brewdog Hop Fiction (recipe in DIY Dog). Had a bottle the other night and it was lovely. I have all the hops in for this one so might give it a go this weekend. The recipe has only 12.5g of Chinook adding at the start of the boil. The rest of the hops are added...

The wort has been poured down the drain - absolutely stank. I had enough of a battle getting HBC to replace the element (which I'm told has been posted) never mind replace the grain. Not a company I'll ever be ordering from again.

Spoke to soon. Managed to get the wort to just over 80 degrees before the element failed again. Back in the FVs with the wort and I've emailed HBC to see if they will replace it. Hopefully as I haven't managed to get the wort boiling or added any hops it will be OK.

Problem solved (hopefully). Cleaned the boiler and given the element a good clean with a mix of water and white vinegar (boiled, cooled then rinsed). I'm not convinced the furry element was the cause though, does seem to be a loose connection. Enough wiggling seems to get things going. Will...

Unfortunately not. The largest pot I have only holds about 6 litres.

So whilst making a batch today all was going well. Using the Home Brew Company BIAB starter kit. All was going well, the mash had finished, boiler topped up to around 30 litres and turned back on to boil but after a while I realised the wort wasn't coming up to the boil and was stuck...